novel "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell

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"Hamnet" is a historical novel by Maggie O'Farrell that imaginatively reconstructs the short life and death of William Shakespeare’s son and explores the profound impact of his loss on the playwright’s family.

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
adaptation stage adaptation by the Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ
author Maggie O'Farrell ⓘ
award Women's Prize for Fiction ⓘ
awardYear 2020 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
explores possible connection between Hamnet's death and the play Hamlet ⓘ
filmAdaptationAnnounced true ⓘ
filmAdaptationProducer Sam Mendes ⓘ
focusesOn death of Hamnet Shakespeare ⓘ
grief within Shakespeare's family ⓘ
life of William Shakespeare's son Hamnet ⓘ
genre biographical fiction ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ
inspiredBy historical figure Hamnet Shakespeare ⓘ
linked to: Hamnet Shakespeare
ISBN 978-1472223791 ⓘ
mainCharacter Agnes Hathaway ⓘ
Hamnet Shakespeare ⓘ
William Shakespeare ⓘ
market adult fiction ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person ⓘ
notableFor centering Agnes (Anne) Hathaway as a complex protagonist ⓘ
reimagining Shakespeare's family life ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
pageCount 320 ⓘ
publicationYear 2020 ⓘ
publisher Knopf ⓘ
linked to: Alfred A. Knopf

Tinder Press ⓘ
relatedWork Hamlet ⓘ
settingPeriod late 16th century ⓘ
settingPlace Stratford-upon-Avon ⓘ
linked to: Stratford-on-Avon
shortlistedFor National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction ⓘ
Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction ⓘ
linked to: Walter Scott Prize

Waterstones Book of the Year ⓘ
stagePremierePlace Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon ⓘ
stagePremiereYear 2023 ⓘ
structure nonlinear timeline ⓘ
theme art and creativity ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
grief ⓘ
loss ⓘ
love ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
parenthood ⓘ

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Hamnet Shakespeare → subjectOf → novel "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell ⓘ